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Tainá Rocha
I am a researcher working on patterns of biodiversity distribution, focusing on the impacts of global change (climate change and land-use and land-cover change). My recent interests and researches comprise: 1. Analysis of climate data and land use and land cover data under different scenarios of climate change, 2. Spatial analysisof species diversity (alpha and beta diversity), 3. Ecological niche models/speciesdistribution models and other niche analyses to assess the impacts of global change onbiodiversity, 4. Biogeographical patterns and evolutionary history in the Neotropics.Note:I use open-source tools and platforms. I am interested in good practices about open science (open databases, open software, etc.), good workflows, reproducibility and FAIR principles.
Education
PhD. in Zoology
Emílio Goeldi Museum
PA, Brazil
2017 - 2013
- DOCTORAL DISSERTATION: Phylogeographic of disjunct bird between Amazon and Atlantic Forest
MSc. in Environmental biology
Federal University of Pará
PA, Brazil
2012 - 2010
- MASTER THESIS: Phylogeographic analysis of Xiphorhynchus guttatus from Amazon and Atlantic Forest
Degree in biological science
Federal University of Pará
PA, Brazil
2010 - 2006
Research Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher
Botanical Garden Research Institute
Supervisor: Marinez F Siqueira
RJ, Brazil
2021 - 2019
- Beta diversity in Caatinga dry tropical forest
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/Caatinga_Dry_Forest.github.io - Beta diversity in Caatinga dry tropical forest
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/Caatinga_Dry_Forest.github.io - Climatic niche analysis forSyzygiella rubricaulis(Bryophytes)
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/S_rubricaulis_bryophytes - The first botanical explorations of bryophyte diversity in the Brazilian Amazon mountains: high species diversity, low endemism, and low similarity
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/Bryophyte-Amazon-mountains - Ecological niche models with future projections for Dimorphandra wilsonii Rizzini (Fabaceae) presented to Green List in the three-year activity plan of the Brazilian Plant Red List Authority member of the Plant Conservation Commitee between 2017-2020 and the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/faveiro - Ferns and lycophytes diversity of Tijuca forest.
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/Ferns-and-lycophytes
Researcher of Technological Development and Innovation
Ecoly departament
Supervisor: Mariana M Vale
UFRJ, Brazil
2019 - 2017
- Global land-use and land-cover (LULC) data under historical, current, and future climatic conditions
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/LUH2_Data - Ecological niche models (ENMs) for Carpornis melanocephala (Passeriformes: Cotingidae) in Rio de Janeiro State,Brazil
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/Carpornis_melanocephala - Ecological niche modeling and niche similarity test to compares two divergent lineages of Microtus californicus (Rodentia, Cricetidae)
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/Vole - Ecological niche modeling and niche similarity test to compares two divergent lineages of Microtus californicus (Rodentia, Cricetidae)
https://github.com/Tai-Rocha/Vole
Teaching Experience
I am passionate about education. I believe that no topic is too complex if the teacher is empathetic and willing to think about new methods of approaching task.
Instructor
Biology department
PUC Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020 - 2020
- Served as TA for two day workshop on how to leverage Javascript in Shiny applications
- Lectured on using R2D3 package to build interactive visualizations.
Instructor
Biology department
PUC Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2019 - 2019
- Served as TA for two day workshop on how to leverage Javascript in Shiny applications
- Lectured on using R2D3 package to build interactive visualizations.
Guest lecture. Biological Sciences- Bachelor’s Degree
Veiga de Almeida University
RJ, Brazil
2019 - 2019
- Served as TA for two day workshop on how to leverage Javascript in Shiny applications
- Lectured on using R2D3 package to build interactive visualizations.
Data Visualization Best Practices
DataCamp
RJ, Brazil
2019 - 2019
- Designed from bottom up course to teach best practices for scientific visualizations.
- Uses R and ggplot2.
- In top 10% on platform by popularity.
Improving your visualization in Python
DataCamp
RJ, Brazil
2019 - 2019
- Designed from bottom up course to teach advanced methods for enhancing visualization.
- Uses python, matplotlib, and seaborn.
Guest lecture. Biological Sciences- Bachelor’s Degree
Veiga de Almeida University
RJ, Brazil
2018 - 2018
- Served as TA for two day workshop on how to leverage Javascript in Shiny applications
- Lectured on using R2D3 package to build interactive visualizations.
Guest lecture. Biological Sciences- Bachelor’s Degree
UFRA
PA, Brazil
2018 - 2018
- TA and lectured
- Topics covered from penalized regression to boosted trees and neural networks
- Highest level course offered in department
Guest lecture. Biological Sciences Undergraduate
Estácio de Sá University
RJ, Brazil
2017 - 2017
- TA and lectured
- Covered introduction to R language for statistics applications
- Graduate level class
Guest lecture. Biological Sciences- Bachelor’s Degree
UFRA
PA, Brazil
2017 - 2017
- TA and lectured
- Topics covered from penalized regression to boosted trees and neural networks
- Highest level course offered in department
High school teacher
Dinâmica Natural
RJ, Brazil
2017 - 2015
- TA and lectured
- Covered modern statistical computing algorithms
- 4th year PhD level class
Selected Publications
Global land-use and land-cover data: historical, current and future scenarios
Under-Review, available in bioRxiv
N/A
2021 - 2021
- Authored by Vale MM, Lima-Ribeiro MS and Rocha TC.
The first botanical explorations of bryophyte diversity in the Brazilian Amazon mountains: high species diversity, low endemism, and low similarity
N/A
2020 - 2020
- Authored by Costa D, Nada F.and Rocha TC.
A dynamic continental moisture gradient drove Amazonian bird diversification
N/A
2019 - 2019
- Authored by Silva SM , Townsend P, Carneiro L, Burlamaqui TCT, Ribas CC, Sousa-Neves T, Miranda LS, Fernandes AM, d’Horta FM, Araújo-Silva LC, Batista R, Bandeira CHMM, Dantas SM, Ferreira M, Martins DM, Oliveira J, Rocha TC, Sardelli CH, Gregory T, Rêgo PS, Santos MP, Sequeira F, Vallinoto M and Aleixo A.
A macroecological approach to evolutionary rescue and adaptation to climate change
N/A
2019 - 2019
- Authored by Diniz-Filho JAF, Souza KS, Bini LM, Loyola R, Dobrovolski R, Rodrigues JFM, Lima-Ribeiro Matheus MS, Terribile CL, RangelTF, Bione I, Freitas R, Machado IF, Rocha TC, Lorini ML, ValeMM, Navas CA, Maciel NM, Villalobos F, Olalla-Tarraga MA, Gouveia S.
- Successfully met qualifying examination standards
Molecular phylogeny and diversification of a widespread Neotropical rainforest bird group: The Buff-throated Woodcreeper complex, Xiphorhynchus guttatus/susurrans (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
N/A
2015 - 2015
- Authored by Rocha TC, Sequeira F, Aleixo A, Rego PS, Sampaio I, Schneider H, Vallinoto M.
Instabilidade Climática e diversidade de espécies na Amazônia
In book: Cenários para Amazônia: clima, biodiversidade e uso da terra
N/A
2014 - 2014
- Authored by Aleixo A, Townsend P, Araújo-Silva LC, Miléo CHM, Batista R, Burlamaqui TCT, Danta SM, Fernandes AM, Ferreira M, Martins DM, Rêgo PS, Ribas CC, Rocha TC, Santos MP, Sardelli CH, Sequeira F, Soares LMS, de Sousa BRS, Sousa SA, Sousa-Neves T, Gregory T, Vallinoto M.
Identification and phylogenetic inferences on stocks of sharks affected by the fishing industry off the Northern coast of Brazil
Genetics and Molecular Biology
N/A
2009 - 2009
- Authored by Rodrigues-Filho LF, Rocha TC, Rego PS, Schneider H, Sampaio I, Vallinoto M.
Selected Talks & Scientific communication
I regularly blog about data science and visualization on my blog LiveFreeOrDichotomize.
The United States of Seasons
LiveFreeOrDichotomize.com
N/A
2018
- GIS analysis of weather data to find the most ‘seasonal’ locations in United States
- Used Bayesian regression methods for smoothing sparse geospatial data.
Selected Events
Great paper? Swipe right on the new ‘Tinder for preprints’ app
Science
N/A
2017 - 2017
- Story of the app Papr made with Jeff Leek and Lucy D’Agostino McGowan.
Swipe right for science: Papr app is ‘Tinder for preprints’
Nature News
N/A
2017 - 2017
- Second press article for app Papr.
Disclaimer
This resume was made with the R packages pagedown and datadrivencv.
Code available on GitHub.
Last updated on 2021-07-14. The most recent version of this resume is available here.